Senate leaders were unable to find common ground in financing the government. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said this week that Congress will likely delay a…
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FAA Urged to Prevent Further Airline Seat Shrinkage
Group of senators writes the acting administrator about their concerns. Six senators wrote to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week, requesting that they regulate airlines’ ongoing reduction…
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Government Funding Passes Without Energy Permitting
Senator Manchin’s attempt to accelerate energy permitting was removed. Congress passed stopgap government funding legislation late this week, just before the October 1 deadline. In order to pass…
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Senate to Vote on Stopgap Funding Bill
A continuing resolution would keep the government working. The Senate is set to vote Tuesday evening to advance a short-term bill to keep the government funded, but a…
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More House Members Oppose Senate Energy Side Deal
Letter sent to House speaker to remove the provision from funding bill. On Monday, 77 members of the House signed a letter written by House Majority Leader Steny…
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Congress Facing September 30 Funding Deadline
Continuing resolutions are expected to keep the government open. September 30 is the deadline for Congress to get a bill passed and signed to prevent a government shutdown. Legislators…
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Senate Passes “Inflation Reduction Act”
$740 billion bill addresses social spending and taxes. In a session that convened on Saturday, the U.S. Senate spent the night and part of Sunday working its way…
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Senate Approves Sweden and Finland NATO Membership
The measure had broad bipartisan support. The Senate voted to ratify requests from Finland and Sweden to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in an effort to…
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Senate Passes Chip Manufacturing Bill
The objective is stronger competition with China. With a large bipartisan majority, the Senate on Wednesday passed a $280 billion bill to subsidize the domestic microchip manufacturing industry…
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Senate Working on Climate Deal Before August Recess
The majority members urge compromise and bipartisanship. Members of the Senate have been negotiating a bill to address climate change for some time, maintaining conversations with key centrists…
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